Recycling: A-Z

If you're throwing away something that someone else could still possibly use, you can advertise it on Warwick Swap to reduce the amount of waste we produce. Otherwise, here's an A-Z list of what to do with each type of waste:

You can put drinks cans etc in either the green mixed-recycling bins in your office or residence, or in one of the blue mixed recycling bins found at the recycling points around campus.

Card (Thin)

Thin card and cartons can go in either green sacks or pink sacks.

Cardboard

Put small cardboard items in the Green Mixed Recycling bins and larger items in the Blue Mixed Recycling points around campus.

Make sure you flatten any boxes before putting them in.

Cassettes (Audio and Video)

Email the Waste and Recycling Team (wasteandrecycling@warwick.ac.uk) to arrange collection. If there's any sensetive data on the cassette in question, please remove the tape from the cassette before getting in touch.

Clothes and Other Fabric

Put these in the red British Heart Foundation clothing and textile banks.

You should put this into confidential waste sacks. Contact the Estates Helpdesk (x22567) to order confidential waste bags and to arrange collection.

Departments retain responsibility for the storage of confidential waste items (including their shredding, where appropriate) prior to collection. It is the responsibility of Departments to identify dedicated secure areas for the holding of these confidential waste items prior to pick up and transfer to the locked skip.

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DVDs

Put disks in the disk collection containers in the Library (floor 2), University House, Avon Building (ground floor), WBS Scarman (student lounge) and the Medical School restaurant foyer.

Please email the Waste and Recycling Team (wasteandrecycling@warwick.ac.uk) to arrange collection. University electricians usually deal with these themselves.

Food

Put food in the general waste bins if a Food Waste bin is not available - do not contaminate the recycling bins with it. We're currently investigating expanding the food waste collection system throughout campus.

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You can't recycle nappies - please put them in the sanitary bins in toilets.

Newspaper

If it's just a few newspapers, you can put them either in the green mixed recycling bins in your residence or office.

If you've got a lot of newspaper to recycle please contact Wasteandrecycling@warwick.ac.uk.

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Office Waste Paper

There are pink sacks in your office for any non-confidential office waste paper.

Any confidential waste paper should go in a confidential waste sack. Contact the Estates Helpdesk (x22567) to order confidential waste bags and to arrange collection.

Departments retain responsibility for the storage of confidential waste items (including their shredding, where appropriate) prior to collection. It is the responsibility of Departments to identify dedicated secure areas for the holding of these confidential waste items prior to pick up and transfer to the locked skip.

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Paint

Do not pour paint down the drain - doing this is illegal since it damages the environment and poses a health risk.